Brief recap: Alan’s crazy, Ashley isn’t part of a power couple with JP, Chrissy thinks she’s sitting pretty and Ben thinks everything is wrecked. Sounds business as usual on the Heroes tribe.

The Hustler tribe is feeling fine. Ryan thinks he’s in a good position and the bromance with Devon continues. Everyone has a connection with each other. Except with Simone. They all pretty much hate her, because she’s a little bit whiny. She’s outside and she doesn’t “do” outside; there’s no air conditioning.

Ali sees how hard Simone is working to try new things and thinks she can use her to her advantage. Simone is putty in Ali’s hands.

On the Healer’s tribe, Jessica and Cole are making a love connection. She’s a cool girl, Cole says. High praise indeed.

Mike and Joe feel out of place among so many beautiful people on their tribe, but they don’t really like each other. When Joe find himself alone for a bit, he takes advantage of it to hunt for a hidden idol, and he finds a clue — a map — painted on a tree.

He shares the news with Cole because the clue seems to indicate its in the water and Cole has been out on the raft all day.

Cole figures out that what Joe thought was the raft is actually the symbol for the well, so they decide to go on a hunt for the hidden immunity idol. Joe is grateful for the help and Cole thinks he’s won Joe’s gratitude. They find a spot and dig, and Joe manages to grab the hidden idol, but now he’s worried that Cole has too much information that he could use against him.

Now we’re back with the Heroes and JP spears a lobster. Everyone is so grateful, and JP decides to play it cool with Ashley to deflect the “power couple” label that Alan slapped on him. Chrissy is weighing her options and decides to make Ben her best bud. They’ll make Alan think he’s part of the trio, and let Ashley think she’s in on the alliance, and then their options will be limitless, or two — they’ll have two options.

The Hustlers find a crab and Patrick totally freaks out, although he calls it being a wild banshee. He thinks that being the life of the party will keep a target off his back, but he’s starting to annoy to Lauren.

Ali and Lauren talk about just how annoying he is, and Ali decides that she might not need the redheaded stranger any more.

Immunity Challenge

It’s a water challenge tonight. Three members from each tribe must swim and dive to retrieve puzzle pieces. The remaining two players have to solve the puzzle, which appears to be a bunch of arrows with the names of places where “Survivor” has been played.

Two of the tribes have to sit one person out so they have the same number of players as the 5-person Heroes tribe.

Hustlers take a huge lead in the retrieving puzzle pieces, while the Healers fall way behind. Eventually everyone is working on the puzzle, which isn’t as easy as just sticking names on the sign post. There are a series of staggered arrows on a post alongside the sign post, so the name arrows have to fit the pattern that allows the sign post to spin.

The Healers make a huge comeback to win first, and the Heroes come in second. Both tribes win immunity, sending the Hustlers to Tribal Council. The Healers also win a big fishing kit, and the Heroes win a smaller one.

A dejected group of Hustlers return to camp, where Simone apologizes to her tribe for being such a bad puzzle solver. She’s feeling a bit nervous, so she tries to put a target on Patrick’s back.

Patrick is gunning for Simone, however. He doesn’t think she adds anything to the tribe. The guys will vote together and Patrick pulls Ali in on the plan. Ali talks to Ryan. He thinks they’ll lose every challenge if they lose Patrick. On the other hand, Simone is a loyal pawn. What to do, what to do.

Tribal Council

After the torches are lit, host Jeff Probst asks about the tribal vibe. Ryan says going to tribal is like going to a birthday party that your mom makes you go to where you don’t know any of the kids. But in this case, he likes all the kids and he doesn’t want to see anyone leave, but he doesn’t think that’s going to happen.

Patrick wants to keep the tribe strong. Once theyvote, Ali says, they’ll all see where they stand. Patrick says he can trust most of them, which raises some eyebrows. Oops, he meant to say he trusts all of them, then begs them not to vote off the only redhead on the tribe.

Nobody wants to go home, but they all are worried that it will them.

And it’s time to find out who that will be. Not such a mystery after all. Simone is sent packing with little fanfare.

Next time: Lauren and Patrick hate each other; Cole tattles about Joe’s hidden immunity idol and hatches a plot to get rid of him.